Catalog
10 Korun
| Issuer | Republika Československá (Republic of Czechoslovakia) |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| In circulation to | 31 May 1953 |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in green, the obverse is dominated by a large guilloche rosette at centre bearing the numeral "10" in bold intaglio, flanked by the denomination text "DESAŤ" to the left and "KORÚN" to the right. The upper portion carries the state title "REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ" within a decorative hatched cartouche, while floral scroll vignettes occupy the lower left corner. The issue date "PRAHA 4. APRILA 1950", a facsimile signature above the title "MINISTER FINANCIÍ", and a red serial number are positioned in the lower half, with the anti-counterfeiting legend running along the bottom margin. |
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| Signature(s) | J. Kabeš |
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The 1950 10 Korun belongs to the early consolidation of Czechoslovak monetary policy under the new communist government, which had seized full control in the February 1948 coup. A currency reform followed in 1953 — brutal in its execution, wiping out savings at punishing exchange ratios — and this note was among those swept out of circulation by that reform. Notes dated 1950 were issued but had a short working life before the 1953 overhaul rendered them worthless at any meaningful rate.
Státní Tiskárna Cenin handled the printing domestically, which was itself a political preference of the new regime.